THE TS-259 PRO+

The TurboNAS TS-259 Pro+ features the same bronze/black color combination we've seen before with other NAS devices from QNAP and it really stands out from other devices from other brands in the market.

Both sides have a large perforated section at the far front for improved interior airflow.

The front fascia is just about the only part of the device made from hard plastic.

As always QNAP has placed their logo at the top of the front fascia.

At the left side of the fascia we find the activity LEDs, the on/off button, one-touch copy button and a USB 2.0 port.

Both drive bays are perforated at the front and feature locks to ensure that noone gains access to your sensitive data.

At the top we find two stickers, the usual supplied by Intel for their CPUs and the HD sequence one which indicates the primary and secondary drive spots.

I was glad to see that the rear has almost the same bronze color as the rest of the unit.

A single 70mm exhaust fan is used to keep the temperatures of the interior at a minimum.

At the rear we also find an VGA output (for maintenance purposes only), reset button, two Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two eSATA 2 ports, the AC power port and a Kensington lock.

Four 1cm tall rubber feet are placed at the bottom of the TS-259 Pro+.

Moving back at the front we see that both drive trays are not only removable as expected but also made out of metal something which unfortunately does not apply with most NAS servers/devices.

The drive trays feature holes for mounting of both 3.5" and 2.5" disk drives.

Removing the top panel is not hard but since it's quite hard to remove the entire metal structure and leave the mainboard with its components exposed i skipped on that part.

However i did notice that the board comes with two 4pin fan headers so once your warranty is up you can swap the stock fan for something better if you want total silence in the room.